Patrick Burke

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Patrick Burke

In a pre-dawn raid on Dec. 20, the Monroe County Legislature took the $101 million CityGate project hostage. CityGate is entirely within the city limits and includes a 150-room hotel, 300-unit apartment complex, office space, and retail giant Costco. It is estimated the project would create hundreds of good-paying construction and retail jobs plus $16 million of annual sales-tax revenue. ...